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China's Tibet closes tourism sites to prevent virus spread: state media

Reuters | Posted: Jan. 28, 2020, 4:26 a.m. | Updated: Jan. 28, 2020, 2:20 a.m. | 1 Min Read

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SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China's Tibet Autonomous Region has temporarily closed all tourist sites starting on Monday to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, official news agency Xinhua reported.

(Reporting by Josh Horwitz and Winni Zhou; Editing by Tom Hogue)

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